A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 91 km SSE of Atka, Alaska (57 miles). Id of earthquake: us20005a1v. Event ids that are associated: at00o43ro3, us20005a1v. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/03/16 / 2016-03-15 22:55:11 / March 15, 2016 @ 10:55 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has been issued near Atka in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude -173.5634° West, latitude 51.4761° North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was reported at 10:55:11 / 10:55 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days fifteen, in the past 30 days nineteen and in the last 365 days two hundred and fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 91 km SSE of Atka, Alaska.
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